Nesting Dolls of Emulation

This week on Next Portable Console, SteamOS on Mac is another sign of how AI is eating the emulation world, plus news from Ayn, AYANEO, and more.Also available on YouTube here.Links and Show NotesFX Steam LauncherModders bring full SteamOS to Apple Silicon Macs, Windows games already playableModders bring Steam Frame build of SteamOS and all of its translation layer goodness to MacHypervisor frameworkProtonFEXDXVKVKD3D-ProtonMoltenVKMesaMetalXbox Games on AndroidDroidDeckDroidDeck 0.6.0 release notesDroidDeck 0.6.0 adds experimental Xbox and PC Game Pass integration and faster game loadingXbox Game Pass games are running on Android without cloud streamingAI, Decomps, and JailbreaksClaude's new rules against game cloning won't stop the AI copying boomOne of the biggest game decompilation sites is closing because AI has 'broken the community aspect'PC ports of old console games are the new AI vibe coding battlegroundNintendoNintendo's Switch 2 console sales just dropped significantlyHandheld and Phone NewsOdin 3 Portal handheld gets charging rate downgrade as AYN admits to a mistake in the official specs listAYN Odin 3 Portal Starts Shipping Right on ScheduleRedmagic 12 Pro adds RGB lights to its liquid-cooled gaming phone, starting at $949AYASpace 2AYANEO Announces AYASpace 2, Turning Your Handheld Into a 'Pocket Museum'Ayaneo's Game Boy-style Konkr Pocket Block finally launches at under $100Subscribe to NPC XLNPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes.You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsoleChapters(00:00) - Switch 2 Sales (02:26) - AI Is Eating Software (21:09) - Charging the Odin 3 (21:45) - The RedMagic 12 Pro Is Out (23:12) - AYASPACE 2 (24:27) - Konkr Pocket Block Early Impressions Leave Feedback for John and FedericoNPC Feedback FormCreditsShow Art: Silvia GattaMusic: <a href="h